The Data, Ready to Use
Every figure comes from Saanich's own financial plans, annual reports and meeting recordings, BC Stats surveys, and the BOABC registry. Every quotation carries the second it was spoken on the District's video. Send a name, address or topic to saanichbylawreform@gmail.com and the archive results come back with timestamps.
Costs Up 85% Since 2021. Ratings Down.
Net cost of bylaw and parking enforcement from the financial plans, $470,300 in 2018 to $1,598,600 in 2025, against BC Stats resident ratings for bylaw enforcement and building inspections.
Open the one-pager → ComparisonSaanich, Victoria and Langford
Permits, inspections and cost per registered building official. In 2025 Langford issued 127 permits per official at $1,430 per permit; Saanich issued 104 at $2,103.
Open the comparison → Media sheetSection 57 Notices: The Record
All twenty notices from 2020 to 2025 with who moved and seconded each, and the key quotations with the second each was spoken.
Open the media sheet → ChartCost Versus Satisfaction Chart
The chart from the one-pager as an image, free to reproduce with credit to Saanich Bylaw Reform.
Open the chart → ReleaseMeet the Man Who Really Runs Saanich
The September 23 release on the Chief Administrative Officer: the 2022 evaluation that never happened, the severance paid to remove his predecessor, and what he built in the meantime. Revised October 6, 2026.
Open the release → LetterTo the Mayor and Council: Your Words on the Record
Every member of Council and the CAO, in their own words, sent to them September 25 with a deadline to dispute any quotation.
Open the letter →